Emergency Department Utilization by Diabetic Patients in South Carolina

School Name

Governor's School for Science & Mathematics

Grade Level

12th Grade

Presentation Topic

Physiology and Health

Presentation Type

Mentored

Mentor

Mentor: Christine Turley, Health Sciences South Carolina

Oral Presentation Award

5th Place

Abstract

The Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 9.3% of the U.S. population has Diabetes Mellitus. To best understand this disease’s effect on hospital emergency department utilization, a retroactive analysis was conducted on South Carolina clinical data collected from 2007 to 2015. The data set consisted of 213,661 records, sourced from the Health Sciences Health Improvement Clinical Data Warehouse. Following the initial analyses, multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the association between patient characteristics and the odds of high ED utilization stratified by race. Results showed, regardless of race, patients under the age of 65 had a significantly higher risk of high emergency department (ED) utilization (4 or more visits). Chronic kidney disease significantly increased the risk of high ED utilization for African-American patients. Poor glycemic control significantly increased the risk of high ED utilization for White patients. Obesity significantly decreased the risk of high Emergency Department utilization for African-American patients.

Location

Wall 318

Start Date

3-25-2017 11:30 AM

Presentation Format

Oral and Written

Group Project

No

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Mar 25th, 11:30 AM

Emergency Department Utilization by Diabetic Patients in South Carolina

Wall 318

The Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 9.3% of the U.S. population has Diabetes Mellitus. To best understand this disease’s effect on hospital emergency department utilization, a retroactive analysis was conducted on South Carolina clinical data collected from 2007 to 2015. The data set consisted of 213,661 records, sourced from the Health Sciences Health Improvement Clinical Data Warehouse. Following the initial analyses, multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the association between patient characteristics and the odds of high ED utilization stratified by race. Results showed, regardless of race, patients under the age of 65 had a significantly higher risk of high emergency department (ED) utilization (4 or more visits). Chronic kidney disease significantly increased the risk of high ED utilization for African-American patients. Poor glycemic control significantly increased the risk of high ED utilization for White patients. Obesity significantly decreased the risk of high Emergency Department utilization for African-American patients.